A/N:
Charmed 1938, Kevin was in witch in tights episode and was turned into an elder.
LeoPiper, I will not kill Kara off as I like her too much but there will be some issues with her as we get to the end.
Thanks everyone for the reviews.
The green-eyed Alda
Episode 13
Piper, Phoebe and Paige are sitting at a large table in the Jade conservatory and Paige opens a big book.
"God you such a book worm," Piper said.
"This place is fascinating," Paige said and looked up.
Above her head is a planetary alignment floating in mid air without strings, as the 20 foot walls made of green marble reflected the light that came from the huge chandeliers.
"I thought they didn't use magic?" Phoebe asks.
"It's not, it's a hologram," Paige replied.
"I forgot they are 20 years ahead," Phoebe said.
"Think they have flying cars yet?" Piper asks.
"We should go out," Phoebe said.
"No you guys are about ready to pop," Piper said.
"Well that's a nice way to put it where is Prue anyway?" Paige asks.
"She is with Chris shopping," Piper replied.
"Catching up on lost time?" Paige asks.
"Yeah, I just hope he doesn't get too devastated when she leaves," Piper replied with her eyes watering.
"It's ok Piper she will be here for awhile," Phoebe said.
"Where is Phoenix?" Paige asks.
"She is with Kara, I guess they are really good friends in the future," Phoebe replied.
"I wonder why she didn't use her witch powers when fighting those demons?" Paige asks.
"Because she doesn't have any," Phoebe replied.
"What?" Piper asks.
"She is a generation skip, at least that is what she calls it," Phoebe replied.
"What the hell does that mean?" Paige asks.
"She is human, she can't even do spells," Phoebe replied.
"How did she kill the demons then?" Piper asks.
"The bullets are blessed by Wyatt and Chris and she uses technology for everything else," Phoebe replied.
"Well I guess that's why she is a genius, to make up for the lack of powers," Paige said.
"Yeah, she goes to College when she is 8," Phoebe said.
"Oh my god, Phoebe what about future consequences?" Piper asks.
"I tried to stop her from telling me too much Piper but she said she can wipe are memory of her," Phoebe replied.
"How?" Paige asks.
"Something about men in black," Phoebe replied.
Meanwhile in the Alda training room Kara and Phoenix or standing in the middle of a large room.
"I see things have not changed much," Phoenix said.
"Sorry?"
"The room it looks the same," she replied.
"Oh, sorry but I don't know you that well yet," Kara said.
"It's OK, we are good friends in the future, you teach me how to fight," Phoenix said.
"From what I hear you do pretty well on your own," Kara said.
"Yes, I have expert marksmanship and I am fluid in three different martial arts. My favorite is kali."
"The Philippines martial arts," Kara said.
"That's the one."
"Well let's see how good you are," Kara said and goes to the wall and grabs two sticks from the rack. Phoenix lefts up her hands with her palms facing up. Many different types of weapons materialize and dematerialize until finally stopping on two sticks.
"Ready?" Phoenix asks.
"That's handy," Kara replied.
"Quit stalling."
Kara walks towards Phoenix and readies herself," Are you?"
"And you can't use your spike thing, got it," Phoenix replied.
"Dam," Kara said and Phoenix makes the first move. With her left stick she strikes at Kara's head, Kara blocks it and strikes at Phoenix's waist, she blocks it and they fight for 10 minutes, blocking each other moves.
"You're good," Phoenix said while breathing hard.
"So are you," Kara said and they start again, both were moving so fast that to anyone watching it seemed like their arms were a blur. Piper walks in with Phoebe.
"Hay, could you guys not kill each other," Phoebe said.
"We are just utilisation are skills," Phoenix said.
"Huh?" Phoebe asks.
"Using," Phoenix replied.
"Well I see Paige rubbed off on you," Phoebe said.
"What was that anyway?" Piper asks.
"kali, a Philippines martial arts," Kara replied.
"I so need to learn that," Phoebe said.
"After you give birth missy," Piper said.
"God you're so bossy today," Phoebe said.
"Well Prue can take over where she left off when she gets back from shopping," Piper said.
In a shopping mall Prue and Chris are in a toy store," I think she will like this one," Chris asks.
"Does she like trucks?" Prue asks.
"I do," Chris replied sheepishly.
"Well if you like it, then Kara will like it," Prue said.
"I don't like pees, do you like pees?" Chris asks.
"Are you kidding I loath them," Prue replied.
"Lo….loat?"
"Dislike them," Prue said.
"Mommy puts 3 on my plate, but – but I don't eat them," Chris said.
"She does that to you too?" Prue asks laughing.
"Yeah."
"Well we should pay for this and get back, ok?" Prue asks.
"Ok, can I hold the red fuck," Chris said.
"What?" Prue asks stunned.
"Can I hold the fu...?"
"Ok I think you mean truck honey," Prue cut him off.
"I said fuc..."
"Chris its pronounced tr-uc-k."
"Fu..C..."
"Ok we will work on this later, lets go," Prue said and smiles at the woman in front of them who is trying not to laugh.
Back at the Alda conservatory Piper, Phoenix, Kara, Paige and Phoebe are sitting down.
"So you learned how to fight from me which means we figure out a way to get back and forth," Kara said.
"Yes, but it has its limitations," Phoenix said.
"What do you mean limitations?" Piper asks.
"Only a couple of times a year," Phoenix replied.
"Wow that's limited," Paige said.
"That sucks," Phoebe said.
"It drains the tablet too much and that's why," Phoenix said and starts to put some accessories into groups of 4 on the table next to her, but she can only do one group with 2 objects left over. So she stands up and walks over to the other table and picks two objects up, but then there are only two on that left on the table.
"Honey are you ok?" Phoebe asks.
"Fine," Phoenix replied while looking around.
"Are you sure?" Piper asks.
"I just need some other things," Phoenix replied and started to breathe faster.
"I will go get some stuff ok," Paige said.
"No its fine," Phoenix said while breathing hard.
"Did you take your medication today?" Phoebe asks worried.
"No, I forgot why don't people use even numbers?" Phoenix said through her teeth.
"Where is your meds honey," Piper said while rubbing her back.
"Pocket," she replied and Piper rummaged through Phoenix's pocket and finds some pills then hands them to her.
"Here," Piper said.
"Thanks," Phoenix said and took her pills and sits down.
"Here you go?" Paige said carrying in five picture frames," It's all I could find.
"And I thought I had issues," Kara said with a snort.
"Kara," Piper said.
"What?" Kara asks.
"A little understanding," Piper replied.
"Sorry Phoenix," Kara said.
"It's OK, your attempt at sarcasm is what keeps me sane," Phoenix said.
"Attempted?" Kara asks.
"I'm still having trouble knowing when people are being sarcastic or serious, for the human spectrum of emotions is daunting to say the least," Phoenix replied.
"Especially with these three looming about," Kara said and the others say in unison "hay".
"Are you feeling better honey?" Paige asks.
"Right as rain, odd analogy," Phoenix replied and Prue orbs in with Chris.
"Hi Peanut, did you have fun with Aunt Prue?" Piper asks.
"Yap and I got Kara a present," Chris replied.
"You did," Piper said.
"And he has a present for you too," Prue said smiling.
"Oh, honey you didn't have to," Piper said.
"What did you get Kara Chris?" Prue asks anxious.
"A red fuck," Chris replied and all of them in the room stand in shock.
"Chris Perry Halliwell," Piper said.
"I think he has some problems with the word truck," Prue said.
"What mommy what did I do?" Chris asks.
"Oh, honey we need to work on that," Piper said.
"What?" Chris asks.
"That's awesome thanks Chris," Kara said.
"Do you like it?" Chris asks while going up and down on his toes.
"I love it," she replied and kissed him on the cheek.
"Where is Wyatt?" Prue asks.
"With the men folk, looking at all the new gizmos that this place has," Piper replied.
"If it has a lot of buttons and lights up or makes a lot of noise, you're never pull Henry away from here," Paige said.
"Tell me about it, but they can't program a dam VCR," Phoebe said.
"VCR, wow you still have one of those?" Phoenix asks.
"Figure of speech honey," Phoebe replied.
"Dam it eludes me," Phoenix said as a Jade member enters the room.
"Kara your presents is requested in the great hall," he said.
"OK, I will be there in a minute," Kara said.
"Now would be better," he said.
"I said in a minute," Kara said and gave him a hard look.
"Fine I will tell them to expect you," he said and backed away.
"Is everything OK Kara?" Piper asks.
"Don't know, Seth said there has been some disorganization sense I have been gone," Kara replied.
"Do you need us to go with you?" Phoebe asks.
"No I got it," Kara replied and leaves the room.
"OK, do you guys think we should follow," Paige said.
"No, we need to talk," Prue said.
"Yes we do, I love you being here Prue but why did they send you down?" Piper asks.
"Ok well first it's about the chaosian thing," Prue replied.
"The power BladeKing is trying to trigger?" Phoebe asks.
"Yes, we don't know how it is triggered but we know it is a massive power," Prue said.
"Why?" Piper asks.
"It's the balance thing; you guys are getting stronger and upsetting the balance so for awhile now evil has been building up too. The problem is that evil is getting stronger then you," Prue replied.
"I don't know we been kicking butt lately," Paige said.
"Chris honey go play in your room while the grown-ups talk ok," Piper said.
"But I like to talk to grown-ups," Chris said.
"I know honey but you need to go play ok," Piper said and kissed him on the cheek.
"Ok I love you," he said.
"I love you too," Piper said and he leaves the room.
"God Piper I am so proud of you," Prue said.
"Why?"
"You've become a great mother," Prue replied.
"Thanks, except he calls a truck a fuck," Piper said.
"That's just funny," Paige said.
"Not so much in public Paige," Piper said.
"OK as I was saying. Your right Paige you guys were kicking butt, until Tolan came and if it wasn't for Kara you would have died the first time you met Shondess," Prue said.
"Shondess?" Piper asks.
"The main shadowdell," Prue replied.
"She has a point there," Paige said.
"Ok but the demons didn't get stronger on their own, it was because of Tolan and the portal," Phoebe said.
"Right but the demons were starting to get stronger and even if the whole thing with Tolan didn't happen you still could not have handled what was coming," Prue said.
"What was coming?" Piper asks.
"The demons are working together now and uniting, we were always used to being attacked by maybe two or three at the most not 20 or 50," Prue said.
"That's what's coming?" Phoebe asks.
"An army," Prue replied.
"So how does this new power work?" Phoebe asks.
"Shadow aspect," Phoenix replied.
"Ok?" Piper asks.
"It is a part of the unconscious mind consisting of repressed weaknesses, shortcomings, and instincts. It is one of the three most recognizable archetypes, the others being the anima and animus and the persona," Phoenix replied.
"Because we are not paranoid enough," Paige said.
"We have shortcomings," Phoebe said with a laugh.
"According to Jung, the shadow, in being instinctive and irrational, is prone to project: turning a personal inferiority into a perceived moral deficiency in someone else. Jung writes that if these projections are unrecognized "The projection-making factor (the Shadow archetype) then has a free hand and can realize its object—if it has one-or bring about some other situation characteristic of its power. These projections insulate and cripple individuals by forming an ever thicker fog of illusion between the ego and the real world. Jung also believed that "in spite of its function as a reservoir for human darkness—or perhaps because of this—the shadow is the seat of creativity," Phoenix said.
"Ego being the opt word here," Prue said.
"So are Ego's are going to take over?" Phoebe asks.
"In English please," Piper said.
"I am speaking in English, I could try French, German, Italian or 3 other languages if you like," Phoenix said.
"No I mean simplify," Piper said while smiling.
"Sorry. The shadow may appear in dreams and visions in various forms. It typically has the same apparent gender as one's persona. It is possible that it might appear with dark features to a person of any race, since it represents a distant and indiscriminate aspect of the mind. The shadow's appearance and role depend greatly on the living experience of the individual, because much of the shadow develops in the individual's mind rather than simply being inherited in the collective unconscious," Phoenix said.
"In other words, whatever your trigger is, is what your shadow is," Prue said.
"Ok so we need to tap into our dark side?" Paige asks.
"No, it will tap into you. Which reminds me, something fascinating and I have been studying it for years," Phoenix said.
"I'm afraid to ask," Paige said.
"Kara," Phoenix said.
"What about Kara?" Piper asks.
"Kara or Melinda was opposed to be the shadow or the dark."
"What?" Piper asks scared.
"Phoenix, you should..." Prue said.
"No go on Phoenix," Piper said.
"You do understand that none of that matters now, she was sucked through the portal and it changed everything, so I think," Phoenix said.
"Are you saying she would have been evil?" Phoebe asks.
"Not necessarily, it just means her powers would have been darker or she would have been able to turn into some kind of shadow. I think because of her shape shifting ability she would have turned into a dark vapor of some kind," she replied.
"That's ridiculous," Piper said while folding her arms.
"It's ok Piper, it's not going to happen now," Prue said and hugged Piper.
"God I just want them to have a normal life," Piper said.
"And I promise they will get one, but right now I need to train you guys on how to use it," Prue said.
"Even if we are about to give birth?" Phoebe asks.
"I can teach some of it to you, but the rest will need to wait until you two give birth," Prue replied.
"We should go check on Kara, she has been gone for awhile now," Phoenix said.
In the great hall Kara is at the head of a large oval table with Jade and Mirth members sitting around her. 10 huge statues of dragons and other mythical creatures, 5 on one side and 5 on the other stood tall over the group. A Jade member is the first to speak.
"You have been gone for a year and half and you expect us to give you back your leadership," Farwolf said.
"I expect nothing, but I did unite us and that should count for something," Kara said.
"The Avedon is dead and now Tolan along with most of the shadowdells, so I don't know why we need to stay united," Farwolf said.
"Why be divided, what purpose does it serve but to our own end," Kara said.
"She killed the Avedon," Athys chimed in.
"I was not alone in that, Seth helped me and he is Mirth," Kara said.
"Yes a union that is forbidden, but it seems to run in the family," Enil said.
"You know about that?" Kara asks worried.
"Yes, what is said in the dark will be heard in the light Kara. You are not even a pure Alda," he replied as the others walk in but go unnoticed by the Alda members.
"Is that what this is about, I'm not a pure Alda anymore?" Kara asks.
"How dear you insult her," Athys said as he stood up.
"Enough, I'm not one for games so if you want me out, then either vote or fight," Kara said as she stood up as well.
"Fight you will kill us, I say vote," Enil said.
"Cowards die many times before their deaths," Kara said.
"Are you calling me a coward?" Enil said.
"We need to get control over this," Piper whispered to Phoenix.
"Let her handle it," Phoenix said and no one notices Chris standing on the other side of the great hall.
"Then vote, I don't care," Kara said.
"You are a threat to us Kara, we don't know where your allegiance lies," Farwolf said as he moved over to one of the statues.
"I suggest you don't do that," Kara said.
"You - you leave my sister alone or- or I will get Wyatt," Chris said as he ran up to Kara.
"Chris go to your room!" Kara said.
"I mean it," Chris said as he stood in front of her.
"And her mother," Piper said while standing next to her and Chris.
"Dammit I can handle this," Kara said.
"Brave little boy," Farwolf said while narrowing his eyes.
"Enough!" Seth said as he walked in.
"Seth stay out of this!" Farwolf yelled back at him.
"The hell I will, she has saved this world and another from Tolan and you bicker about her not being pure Alda. You are, and you couldn't even fight the Avedon, you ran and hid," Seth said.
"He's right, that child has more courage in him then we have ever shown. Having their alliance is an honor not blasphemy," Enil said and Piper picked up Chris and smiled at him.
"Good job honey," Piper said.
"What, what did I do?" he asks.
"Showed as all how we should be," she replied.
"I will always stand by my family and if that means giving up my place as leader of Alda, then so be it. But the alliance will remain, for they have saved me as well," Kara said.
"Then we vote," Farwolf said.
"Vote wisely, she is a good leader and you all know that. You saw what happened when she was gone we started falling apart and I blame myself for that," Seth said.
"Why?" Kara asks.
"I took over when you left, sorry but I suck," he replied.
"Kara, you should go why we do this. I will come and get you when it is over," Athys said.
"Fine," Kara said and the others leave while the others vote. Coop, Leo, Henry and Wyatt are standing in front of the machine that tracks Alda members.
"Look daddy there's Kara," Wyatt said while pointing to a green ball.
"Yap, looks like she is in the great hall," Leo said.
"This place is awesome," Henry said.
"And quiet, no demons," Coop said.
"Piper has been so relaxed these last couple of days," Leo said.
"That's a miracle for Piper," Coop said with a snort.
"Can't say I'm complaining, so are you two ready to be dads?" Leo asks.
"Nope, but I'm ready to hold them," Henry replied.
"Twins wow," Leo said.
"How is Piper doing with her pregnancy," Henry asks.
"Good this time around not as much morning sickness," Leo replied.
"What about the moods?" Coop asks.
"Hard to tell, she is worried about the future with Kara and so am I. I know how much she loves are children and losing one at 6 will kill the both of us," Leo said.
"She is right there Leo," Coop said while pointing to the green ball.
"I know it's still hard," Leo said.
"Are we going to live here daddy?" Wyatt asks.
"Just for awhile buddy," Leo replied.
"Can I go play with Aunt Prue?" Wyatt asks.
"Sure," Leo said and Wyatt orbs away.
"I don't know how you guys do this, there so much that has happened and you haven't gone to a convent or something," Henry said.
"You get used to it Henry," Leo said laughing as Prue orbs in with Wyatt.
"You guys should come," Prue said.
"Why?" Leo asks.
"They are voting on whether or not Kara will remain leader of Alda," Prue replied.
"What?" Henry asks.
"Just come on," Prue said and they all orbed away.
Everyone is in the great hall except the kids who are in their rooms playing.
"It is done," Farwolf said.
"Well?" Kara asks.
"You are still leader of Alda," Farwolf said and looks away.
"Don't look so happy about it," Kara said.
"Just know if you mess up, you will be dethrone," he said.
"Better then depaints," Paige said.
"Paige," Piper said.
"Sorry just trying to lighten the mood," Paige said.
"You know Kara you may not hold this position for long," Farwolf said.
"Don't tell me I'm going to fall to the same fate as Socrates," Kara said.
"No Kara I do not plan on poisoning you, I will honor the vote. What I mean is there has been a rumor that the king of Punt is returning," Farwolf said.
"What, that's not possible, Alda is not immortal and he was exiled 3,000 years ago," Kara said.
"He must have found a way around that little inconvenience," Farwolf said.
"Like you said it is a rumor," Kara said.
"We will see," he said and walked away.
"I don't trust him," Seth said.
"Then you and him should become very close friends Seth, if you know what I mean," Kara said.
"I know - I know Keep your friends close," he said.
"And your enemy closer," Kara said.
"Looks like your still queen," Henry said.
"For now, if he is right about the king returning, he will want revenge for being exile," Kara said.
"Then we have a lot of work to do," Prue said.
"Prue why is Phoenix here?" Phoebe asks.
"To fight BladeKing," Prue replied.
"He is my nemesis," Phoenix said.
"We are starting to sound like a comic book," Piper said.
"We got the outfits," Paige said.
"Piper I will work with you first sense your only 3 weeks pregnant," Prue said.
"Work on what?" Piper asks.
"Your chaosian power," Prue replied.
"You know maybe I should try reverse psychology when it comes to powers," Piper said.
"Yeah for someone who wants very little to do with magic, you just keeps getting the big ones," Phoebe said.
"You're all getting this one," Prue said and they all leave the room.
In the Alda garden Piper and Prue are standing in the middle of a green lush field. Statues are placed on the outside of a large garden while long stem roses grow around them.
" Looks like someone has a green thumb," Piper said.
"I remember you killed most of our plants," Prue said.
"No I didn't," Piper said and looked down.
"Piper you over water them," Prue said smiling.
"Only when I was worried about something," Piper said.
"Hence the over watering," Prue said.
"Ok - Ok I got it, now what are we doing here?" Piper asks.
"It's time for you to trigger your new power," Prue replied.
"Ok," Piper said and closed her eyes," It didn't work."
"Piper its not that easy, this is not like your other power."
"So how?" Piper asks.
"I think yours will be rage."
"You know I'm not an angry person I'm just opinionated."
"No, you have a temper Piper, but it's not a bad thing, it is what gives you your strength."
"So all I need to do is get mad?"
"It's more than that, you need to get furious," Prue replied.
"Where are the elders when you need them," Piper said with a snort.
"There is something I need to tell you," Prue said.
"Ok."
"It wasn't my time."
"What?" Piper asks.
"The elders wanted you good and mad to fight the source," Prue replied.
"But we needed the power of 3 Prue to do that," Piper said as her eyes narrowed.
"They knew about Paige," Prue replied.
"If this is your attempt to piss me off, it's working," Piper said.
"I know it was the same reason they tried to take Leo from you," Prue said and Piper was pacing now and her face was getting red.
"What gives them the right!" Piper yelled.
"It was why they let Andy die, so I would get mad enough to fight," Prue said.
"Andy?"
"He was my soul mate Piper and they killed him," Prue replied as her eyes watered.
"Prue I'm sorr..."
"Don't be sorry, be pissed be angry, be furious, you're right they do not have the right to do what they did to us. And when you were pregnant with Wyatt, they were going to make you have a miscarriage and almost succeeded because of a few elders who were afraid of him, Piper they were going to kill your son, just like they did future Chris, and what about Kara, one of them pushed her through a portal when she is 6."
Piper stopped pacing and the wind began to blow causing her hair to lift upward. Her fist clinched and Prue backed away slowly as Piper's pupils changed to a crimsoned red. And just as quickly the wind came in, everything went silent, the birds the trees even the air. Prue was struggling to stand as the gravity around her got much heavier pulling her to the ground. Rocks and bits of debris were floating off the ground which seems to contrast the heavy gravity Prue felt.
"Piper you're doing it now keep control," Prue said through breaths on her knees.
Behind her the triquetra symbol that was made up of four parts, with a large circle that connected the three elongated ones formed and glowed a fiery red. One part of the symbol broke from the others and started moving around Piper's body, slowly at first and then began speeding up, creating the only air flow.
"Prue!" Piper yelled frightened as another part broke off and moved in the opposite direction around her.
"Don't stop, let it happen!" Prue yelled.
The third part began its movement and all the pieces were swarming around Piper's body except for the large circle, moving faster and faster. "Run!" Piper yelled.
Piper looked like a nucleus to an atom, as the pieces rotated around her. Prue saw her sister's arms move from her side, while a round red tube appeared around her waist, and watched her grab it while she orbed away. A red dome generated out from Piper and took out the entire garden, trees and a green house 10 miles away. Everything was burnt or ash as Piper fell to the ground unconscious.
Back at the great hall everyone studied themselves as the chandelier shook.
"What the hell was that?" Paige said.
"Piper we need to go," Phoebe said and grabbed Paige's hand.
"Phoenix come with me, I need to check our systems," Kara said.
"Coop, Henry stay with the boys," Phoebe said and her with Paige and Leo orb away and outside to the garden where Piper is laying on the ground passed out.
"Piper!" Phoebe yelled and ran to her.
"What happened?" Paige asks.
"Piper," Leo said while bending down to her side as Prue orbed in.
"This is where I take over," Prue said.
"Prue is she ok?" Phoebe asks.
"We have 24 hours to get her out of the coma," Prue replied.
"What?" Paige asks.
"I need to get in there and help her through this," Prue replied.
"Why didn't you tell us this would happen?" Leo asks.
"Because it would have been hard for her to tap into it," Prue replied.
"Wait is that what the new power did?" Phoebe asks as she looked around.
"Yes, that's why we are out in the middle of nowhere. Leo take her to your room, Phoebe I need a spell to get into her mind," Prue said.
"The fight within," Paige said.
"What?" Phoebe asks.
"The book I found it makes sense now. This power causes us to fight the trigger or shadow aspect if we don't then it takes over," Paige replied.
"That's right, you are good," Prue said.
"Well I wish I wasn't from what I read, she might not make it," Paige said.
"Maybe if she was alone but she won't be, I will be there and I have been trained on this," Prue said.
"Then get going, I don't want her to be like this for too long," Leo said as he picked her up and Paige orbed them to her room.
Inside Piper's mind she looked around her and saw what looked like her bedroom in Alda, but the walls were burnt and a muscle tissue was growing all over them. "What the hell is going on?" she asks.
"Only one of us is getting out of here," Rage said.
"Who the hell are you?" Piper asks.
"I am you, this room is you, what's growing on the walls is you, I am rage, uninhibited, untamed uncontrollable rage," she replied and Rage threw out her hands and Piper went flying to the wall hitting the muscle tissue hard and then slid down it.
"Ouch, you bitch!" Piper said and groaned trying to get up and put her hand on something squishy that oozed blood when she took her hand off. Her back hurt like hell and it took everything she had to get all the way up. She threw out her hands but nothing happened, so she made a dash for the door while feeling the heat from small explosions behind her.
"Just except me Piper, just give in," Rage said while walking towards the door.
"Prue!" Piper yelled and opened the door and found herself in the kitchen of the manner.
"Prue, Prue, your pathetic, can't do anything without her can you," Rage said.
Piper was using the wall that leads out of the kitchen as support as she made her way to the front door. The burnt walls were hot to the touch but she ignored the pain with her eye on the door wanting to escape wanting to be free. She seems to sink deeper and deeper with every step.
"Shut up, Prue where are you my powers aren't working!" Piper said and started sinking into the floor, she couldn't move anymore she couldn't fight what was pulling her down, the muscle like tissue just kept growing on the walls and the more she sunk the more it pulled. She was now to her waist.
"Just give in, just let me take over, it will be better in the end Piper," Rage said.
"NO, YOU WONT BEAT ME, NOT LIKE THIS!" Piper said and she put her hands on the banister that was red with heat and with a yell pulled herself up out of the floor, past her waist then her knees and finally to her feet. Her hands were blistering but she did not care her eyes were dark with desire to fight whatever this was. She was standing now, facing the door she was at first struggling to get too, but she did not run to it, instead she turned to face her foe.
"Well aren't you a little stronger than I thought," Rage said.
"I may not have my powers, but I have fingernails," Piper said.
"And you have me," Prue said now standing next to her.
"Thank god, what is going on?" Piper asks.
"You need to kill her, you're in a coma," Prue replied.
"Again, dammit," Piper said.
"She is too week, look she needs you to help her," Rage said.
"Bitch, this woman could take on the underworld and still have time to make dinner," Prue said and moved her arm sideways sending Rage all the way back to the kitchen, hitting the upper cabinets hard and then landing motionless on the floor.
"You have your powers?" Piper asks.
"Yeah, yours are being drained by rage," Prue replied.
"Prue am I dead?" Piper asks.
"No, we just need to get you fixed up a little so you can fight," Prue replied and she grabbed both of Piper's hands and they orbed into the attic, and then used her power to shut the door and lock it. Then took Piper over to the burnt couch that had one leg missing and tilted a little from its missing part, and healed her burnt hands.
"You can heal and where are we?" Piper asks.
"In your mind," Prue replied.
"Wow, I have one screwed up mind," Piper said.
"We will ask Phoenix about the muscle and vines crap when we get out," Prue said and laughed a little and the Tiny wire like veins were coming out of the chunks of muscle mass that made their home near the floor in the bottom part of the walls. Prue looked at the attic window that was covered with dried blood as veins grew out of its corners. The more she looked around the more she realizes the house resembled the inside of a hart. She too could feel the heat and stuffiness that almost made her gag as sweat put a shine to her body.
"Helloooooooooo," Rage said from the other side of the door.
"Look like mis sunshine's up," Piper said.
Back in Piper's and Leo's room Phoebe and the others stood by her bed with Prue lying beside her.
"God I hope they are ok," Phoebe said.
"Piper is strong and so is Prue they will be fine," Leo said as he held Piper's hand.
"Um guys," Paige said as she looked at the floor.
"Yeah honey, oh my god your water broke," Phoebe said.
"Yap, looks that way," Paige said.
"Now?" Leo asks.
"Well I'll just tell them to wait hold on. Ok babies now is not the time," Paige replied while throwing her hands in the air," Guys!"
"Ok - ok Leo go get Henry and Coop," Phoebe said while running around the room picking up a blanket," And Kara she will know where there is a Hospital?"
"I don't what a Hospital!" Paige said.
"Paige not now, you are having twins," Phoebe said.
"Oh god I can't push both out what do I do what do I do?" Paige said panicked.
"It's fine Paige, they do this all the time," Leo said while holding her hand calmly," Here sit down." Leo helps Paige sit and then orbs out.
Back in Piper's mind the attic door blew open and Rage walked in eying the both of them. "Why do I feel like you're trying to avoid me," Rage said.
"Like the plague," Piper replied.
Prue swung out her hand and through Rage back to the wall, but Rage was able to absorb most of it and stood back up quickly." She is getting stronger," Prue said.
Piper lunged at Rage while she was trying to study herself. Piper landed one punch after another to the face and abdomen and the sound of knuckles hitting flesh rushed through Prue's ears. "I'm going to kill you!"
Rage stopped the last punch catching Piper's fist in her hand and with a twist of the wrist, Piper went to her knees." Are you done?" Rage said bending over to get eye level with Piper.
"No we are not," Prue said and landed a punch on the Rage's jaw.
Rage let go of Piper's fist and hit the wall hard recovering from the surprise force shaking her head. Piper stood up and started her assault again but Rage throughout her hands and Piper went flying to the back of the room almost out the window. Prue ran to her side and noticed the blood coming from Pipers chest.
"We need to get you out of here so I can heal you," Prue said.
Back in Piper's room Kara and Henry come running in.
"Where are the bags I should have bags right, why don't I have bags?" Henry asks.
"Henry calm down," Phoebe said while Paige is breathing heavily and doing her breathing exercises.
"Are you ok Paige?" he asks while kneeling down next to her," We need to get her to the Hospital."
"We have a medical facility right here," Kara replied.
"See it's going to be ok," Phoebe said.
"What about Piper?" Paige asks.
"There is nothing we can do, its up to Prue and Piper now, Leo will stay with them, come on honey lets go get those babies born," Phoebe replied.
"I will come and get you if anything changes," Leo said.
"God this hurts, what was I thinking, it's your fault," Paige said looking hard at Henry.
"What?" he asks.
"Normal thing Henry, might not want to be with in arms reach right now," Phoebe said.
"I called for a wheel chair," Kara said.
"I don't need any stupid wheel chair," Paige said.
"How about a mussel," Kara said.
"What?" Paige asks.
"Hay you sounded like the old Kara there," Phoebe said.
"Hay I'm going to explode people," Paige said.
Back in Piper's mind her and Prue orb near the front door as Rage ran down the stairs. Prue heals Piper's chest.
"Not leaving on my account?" Rage asks.
"Distract her," Piper whispers.
"Got it," Prue said and she started using her powers to throw objects at Rage. A lamp hit Rage in the chest then a large book and after that a small round table. Rage blew up the table and then forced her power on Prue but was interrupted when Piper used a table leg to hit her over the head hard, knocking Rage to the ground.
"Bitch, so eager to die here, just give in it will make it easier for you," Rage said.
"NO!" Piper yelled and kicked Rage in the stomach pushing her to the wall and making Piper loose her balance and fall to the ground. Prue ran to Piper but was stopped by something; she felt something tightening around her legs and looked down. The veins were pulling Prue into the floor.
"Piper!" Prue yelled.
"Prue!" Piper yelled back.
Rage stood up and saw with pleasure what was happening and with a smile picked Piper up from the throat lifting her off the ground till her feet dangled in the air. Piper could feel her wind pipe being crushed as her vision started to fade and her ears hummed from the lack of oxygen. Prue used her free arm to throw the lamp again, hitting Rage in the side of the rips making her relinquish her grasp on Piper.
"Piper help!" Prue screamed and Piper got up and took a deep breath then ran to Prue who was now at her waist with the veins pulling her down by the shoulders and wrapped around her arms pulling them down as well.
"Prue I'm coming," Piper said and tried to pull off the veins using her fingernails to cut were she could.
"Piper look out!" Prue yelled and Piper turned just as Rage used the broken table leg to hit Piper in the side of the head causing a large gash on her upper eyebrow. She grabbed her head in pain and rolled a little bit on the floor before finally opening her eyes to see a piece of thick wood coming down on her again. She rolled to the side and the table leg broke in half from the impact of hitting the floor.
"Dammit stay still," Rage said and tried to flick her wrist again but Piper was able to grab her arms from behind and through her hard to the ground landing on her back. Piper used her knees to pin down Rage's arms to the floor and stretched out to get the piece of broken table leg that seem to be just outside of her grasp.
"Come on dammit reach," Piper said while straining and held Rage in her spot and reached the table leg. She looked up for a moment to check on Prue who was now almost completely covered with the veins and now at her neck in the floor. Piper could hear Prue choking on some of the veins forced themselves into Prue's mouth causing her to gag.
"God please help me," Piper said and she could feel the broken table leg on the tips of her fingers and with one last reach she grabbed it. Piper lifted the piece high in the air and with all her forced it down hard right into Rage's chest straight to her heart.
"I'm not going alone," Rage said and pulled Piper down to the protruding wood trying to force Piper on to it. Piper put both her hands on the floor and pushed up against rages pull down. The sharp tip of the wood was now piercing Piper's chest, she could feel the sting of it entering her skin and with all of the energy she had left she rolled to her side grabbed the other piece in with a hard thrust brought it down onto Rage's head right in the middle of the eyes, until the hardness of the floor stopped it. Piper wasted no time and rushed to Prue who was still gagging and choking on the vines but her head was the only thing that was showing, and it was going down fast.
"PRUE, I don't understand I killed her, why is this still happening?" Piper asks.
"Wa...ke up …...Wake up!" Prue replied and Piper closed her eyes trying to slow her breathing down. "Just wake up Piper, just wake up," she said mouthing the words but no sound came out as she continued to try to force herself to come out of the coma.
Paige and the other's are in the delivery room." Ok honey just one more," Henry said.
"You do one more!" Paige snapped back.
"You can do it, I can see a head," Phoebe said.
"Oh my god," Kara said and then passed out.
"Did she just pass out?" Henry asks.
"That's odd," Phoenix said.
"What's odd, what's odd, does she have two heads," Paige said.
"No Paige Kara passed out," Phoebe replied.
"What?" Paige asks.
"Just push honey," Phoebe replied and Paige let out a loud moan.
"Here come the shoulders," Phoebe said standing over the doctor.
"Scissors," the doctor said.
"Here she comes," Henry said with a wide smile and the doctor takes the baby and then a few seconds later it starts to cry.
"Here you go mommy and daddy your two girls," he said and Paige and Henry each hold one as Piper and Prue walk in.
"All right what's all the ruckus about and why is Kara on the floor?" Piper asks.
"Piper, Prue oh thank god you're ok," Phoebe said and hugged them, "She passed out."
"What?" Piper asks.
"And your an aunt," Paige said and Piper and Prue run over to Paige.
"Paige I'm so sorry I wasn't here," Piper said.
"Its ok you were in a coma, that is an acceptable excuse," Paige said.
"Could someone help me with Kara?" Leo asks.
"Sure," Phoenix replied and smacks her," That should do it."
"Phoenix," Leo said as Kara wakes up.
"Ouch is it over?" Kara asks.
"Yeah," Leo replied.
"Oh, they are so cute," Piper said as Chris and Wyatt orb in with Coop.
"Look boys your new cousins," Leo said.
"I want to see," Wyatt said and climes on the bed and looks at the baby.
"Careful," Leo said.
"Why are they so small?" Wyatt asks.
"You push them out and tell me how small they are," Paige said with a laugh.
"I can't see," Chris said while struggling to get on the bed.
"Here you go buddy," Henry said and picked him up.
"Hi my name is Chris and I am 4," he said and all of them stand around the bed looking at the new babies smiling and making baby noises.
To be continued …